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ESG in fiduciary duty debate is over, says PRI
28 November 2019The debate about whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are part of fiduciary duty "is now over", according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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The ESG data files, part six continued: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward
27 November 2019Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
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The ESG data files, part six: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward
18 November 2019Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
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ShareAction: US investors fail to back on climate resolutions
04 November 2019More evidence has emerged of US investor failure to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, this time in a report from sustainability pressure group ShareAction.
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UK introduction of ESG disclosure rules for pensions is ‘key milestone’
02 October 2019The introduction of rules that require UK pension schemes to set out how they consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment strategy has been billed as an industry landmark.
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Integrate climate risk now, insurers told
16 September 2019Insurers should start integrating climate risk into their management and business operations now, and not wait for the perfect tools, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and UK charity ShareAction.
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BP climate change resolution passes with 99% support
22 May 2019A shareholder resolution calling on BP to prepare a business strategy consistent with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change secured 99.14% of votes at the oil giant's annual general meeting.
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Financial firms should press for deeper cuts in ship emissions, says ShareAction
17 May 2019Investors and banks should press the shipping industry to aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to the campaigning UK charity ShareAction.
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Political rifts foil EU taxonomy definition of ‘brown’ activities
13 March 2019An effort to define criteria for economic activities with a negative environmental impact within the EU’s sustainability taxonomy has been thwarted by political divisions in the European Parliament.
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EU agrees sustainable investment disclosure rules
08 March 2019Agreement on a set of rules designed to increase harmonisation of sustainability-related investment disclosures has been reached by the EU Parliament and Council.